I Have A Question

[kalanfan]

So i am new to this forum and actually new to eating gluten free as well and i had a few questions about what i can and cant eat

like tums?or rolaids?

yeast extract?

and is there any link to a list of safe foods that someone could give me so i dont have to go searching?

thanx

[Ursa Major]

Hi, and welcome to this board. Yes, there is a list. Nini (a member here) has put together several lists, that should answer many of your questions. She calls it the 'Newbie survival kit'. Here is the link to her website. Open Original Shared Link You scroll down to the bottom and click either on 'newbie survival kit zip file' or, if you have a problem with them, 'Newbie survival kit files', which has all the files separately to be downloaded.

I hope this helps.

[kalanfan]

Thank you SO much...i will have to ask my dad if i can download it first but it will be a huge help....i've only been gluten free for a little while and im already really frustruated with all the things i cant eat..finding this forum was great although i find it a tad confusing....hopefully ill get used to it.....

[AndreaB]

Welcome!

Celiac.com also has a list of safe and forbidden foods. Click here to go to the page that has that info. As far as I know yeast extract is safe but it is a form of hidden msg if you are trying to avoid that as well.

[kalanfan]

hello andrea.....on your siggy you have a list of foods according to your blood test....what kind of test was that? my dad has heard about a doctor that does a blood test and sends it off to some clinic in the us (i live in canada) and it tells you all the foods you are sensitive to...is that the same test?

[Guest Viola]

So i am new to this forum and actually new to eating gluten free as well and i had a few questions about what i can and cant eat

like tums?or rolaids?

yeast extract?

and is there any link to a list of safe foods that someone could give me so i dont have to go searching?

thanx

Hello;

I'm not sure if either Tums or Rolaids are gluten free, but I do know that both can cause Diarrea! My Doctor Recommends Gaviscon for people with stomach problems

[AndreaB]

hello andrea.....on your siggy you have a list of foods according to your blood test....what kind of test was that? my dad has heard about a doctor that does a blood test and sends it off to some clinic in the us (i live in canada) and it tells you all the foods you are sensitive to...is that the same test?

The panel I had run only covered 95 items. I could have done a meat panel with mine but didn't because I wasn't eating meat at the time. In hindsight I should have done that as well. It was a blood draw that was sent to a lab. From what I've heard blood draws are more accurate. I didn't even realize I was allergic to anything. If you are trying to nail down some other sensitivities and don't know where to start allergy testing is a good idea. If you want to take the time to do the elimination diet and food journal than that would be another option. As far as it being the same test, it is probably similar. There are just different options as to what you want to have tested. I think they also offered a spices panel which I didn't have done. The lab that the doctor I went to used is US BioTek Laboratories.

[trents]

Just be aware that allergy/food sensitivity tests are far from 100% acurate. They often give false positives and false negatives. They are only a starting point. To be more definitive, the allergy/sensitivity tests need to be combined with elimination diets where you cut out certain foods for a while and then try reintroducing them to your diet.

Steve